One of the general rules of atmospheric perspective in landscape painting is that elements become paler the further away they are. Painting The Sea The sea often becomes darker not lighter as it recedes towards the horizon I’m trying to achieve a subtle balance of harmonies and contrasts. Reducing the amount of green and adding more blues and violets into the headland while maintaining strong warm colors in the foreground. In the example below from my sketchbook, I’m experimenting with finding a good balance of warm and cool colors. Or by making a large area of warm or cool color dominant in your painting. You can change the whole mood of a painting by leaning the whole painting towards the cooler or warmer side of the color wheel. Plan for these contrasts and harmonies by being aware of them and choosing a color palette that plays to those strengths. For more on color theory and color mixing see this post. Greens and blues, violets and yellows are commonly found in beach scenes and work beautifully together. Beach scenes naturally tend to have these harmonies and contrasts in abundance.
Contrasting colors or “Complementaries” are directly opposite each other on the color wheel. Harmony And ContrastĬolors that are adjacent on the color wheel are called “Harmonious”. I tend to avoid Pthalo Blue as it is such an artificial looking blue that I feel that I would have to tame it considerably but many other painters would not have a problem with using it and do so successfully. Please click here for a complete list of my recommended art supplies. Paynes Gray: Winsor & Newton | Daniel SmithĪlizarin Crimson: Winsor & Newton | Daniel Smithĭioxazine Purple: Winsor & Newton| Daniel Smith Raw Sienna: Winsor & Newton | Daniel Smithīurnt Sienna: Winsor & Newton | Daniel Smithīurnt Umber: Winsor & Newton | Daniel Smith Lemon Yellow: Winsor & Newton | Daniel SmithĬadmium Yellow: Winsor & Newton | Daniel Smith Prussian Blue: Winsor & Newton | Daniel Smith
Ultramarine Blue: Winsor & Newton | Daniel Smith I tend to favor Winsor & Newton and Daniel Smith Fine watercolors and I’ve linked to where you can purchase these from Amazon.Ĭerulean Blue: Winsor & Newto n | Daniel Smith My basic color palette for painting beach and seascapes is as follows. So you will need to decide on a color palette that feels right to you. Where I live, for instance, the sea can range from cool grays and greens through to intense turquoise and plum purple depending on the weather, the time of year/day, the color of the sand and the amount of vegetation and minerals in the water. Sea color depends upon a myriad of factors. There is definitely no single paint tube that I can point you to that is the definitively correct color of the sea. Your color palette will, no doubt differ from mine, so I offer the following color palette list as a suggestion only.
Choosing a Color Palette For Watercolor Seascapes I’m lucky to live close to some really stunning pristine beaches here in New Zealand and the luminous medium of watercolor is particularly well suited to this subject. Recommended Watercolor Seascape Painting Booksīeaches and seascapes are one of my favorite subjects to paint.Choosing a Color Palette For Watercolor Seascapes.Sometimes being able to “see” a photo as different parts help to make it feel less overwhelming. However, I want to share the 8 parts in case it helps you break down the painting into more digestible “sections” as you approach it yourself: Inside of Paint With Me, the real-time video is divided into 8 sections for members, but below, you can the hour of painting condensed into 12 minutes. Of course, I still have work to do on refining my skills (I always will), but I did come up with a final painting that I could break into “parts” to make it a bit easier to follow along with. And since I have a pretty good understanding of the types of techniques available to me in my box of tools, I knew I just needed to practice and see where to apply each of them to create my watercolor painting. So, it goes without saying that I was a little intimidated myself when I decided to pick this ocean and wave reference photo for the July Paint With Me Challenge!īut one thing that I have learned in my years of watercolor painting, is that we have a core set of watercolor techniques (like a toolbox) that we can pull from and apply to different subjects. I haven’t spent much time studying or painting beach landscapes.
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